TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for users of TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this community
How can mathematics environment notation be used with units provided by siunitx? Let's way I want to have some code like the following:
\SI{10^{-28}}{m^{2}}
Is it possible to use this mathematics style of notation with siunitx (not the siunitx 10e-28 type of notation)? Is the following a valid alternative?
${10^{-28}}$\,\si{m^{2}}
How could a mathematics style equation be used with siunitx, something like the following?
${a^{b}}$\,\si{m^{2}}
You can turn off the number parse and the 'font control' with something like
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{document}
\SI[parse-numbers = false, number-math-rm = \ensuremath]{a^{b}}{\metre}
\end{document}
However, I wonder about the meaning here: it's hard for me to see how you can have a physical quantity expressed in that form!
With the default configuration, just type \SI{e-28}{m^2}:
10^{-28} rather than the text e-28. Do you know if this is possible?
– d3pd
Sep 19 '16 at 8:50
siunitx, this is not possible. Is there any reason for you to do so? Siunitx is here to avoid the hassle of having to type $10^{-28}\,\mathrm{m}^2$, and it does so in maths mode.
– Bernard
Sep 19 '16 at 9:20
\SI[parse-numbers=false]{a^{b}}{m^{2}}, I get the mathematics showing in Roman lettering rather than the mathematics lettering. Do you know how to get the mathematics showing correctly? The best I've got remains the${a^{b}}$\,\si{m^{2}}approach. – d3pd Sep 19 '16 at 9:05